Why the Hatred of Cops?

Mr_Truth · Mar 31, 2016

Those who always defend cops would change their tune if they were suddenly the victims of those cops. Too bad it's always somebody else that has to suffer.

Xenamnes · Apr 1, 2016

Yet another reason as to why there is a justified hatred for police officers in the united states.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...rforming-roadside-cavity-search-of-black-man/

This is quite appalling, to say the least. I’ve encountered on the street strip searches of men in my own practice, but never of a woman on the street, and then this case has the added anal probing. Worse yet: There is no legal justification for anything, including the stop because criminal history alone isn’t reasonable suspicion. Everything starting with the stop was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment, and it just got progressively worse.

What this indicates to me is a police department with utter disregard for the civil liberties of the citizens it is supposed to “serve and protect.” The plaintiffs need to try this case in court to make sure that the defendants get the proper exposure. If these facts prove true, the city would be wise to settle. The city can’t be made to pay punitive damages, but the officers sure can. Some departments would stand good for damages, but not punitives, so they would be the responsibility of the officers alone.

As Malley v. Briggs (1986) holds, “As the qualified immunity defense has evolved, it provides ample protection to all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law.”* That’s the Aiken PD. This is so far beyond the pale that the entire department should be liable for failure to have a basic understanding of the Fourth Amendment for lack of training and oversight. Only that level of callousness explains the other officers standing by and doing nothing or participating. What were they thinking when this was happening? “We’re the police and we can do whatever we want”? Many officers regretfully think that way. This is more proof of that.
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Mr_Truth · Apr 2, 2016

Funny how the right wingers side step the mater of police brutality and the terrible consequences of their actions against innocent people. Brutality that so often results in taxpayers paying MILLIONS of dollars in compensation while the cops retire on fat taxpayer financed pensions.

Cops commit the crimes but you pay for it. Some deal, huh?

waltky · Apr 2, 2016

Cop killer expressed hated toward cops...

Trooper Killed at Virginia Bus Station Was Marine Vet
Apr 01, 2016 An ex-girlfriend of the gunman at a Virginia bus station said Friday he frequently expressed his hatred toward police and once nearly choked her to death after she broke up with him.

James Brown III was killed Thursday by two Virginia state troopers after authorities say he fatally shot Trooper Chad P. Dermyer at a Richmond Greyhound station. Brown, 34, who had a lengthy criminal record, previously said he would rather die fighting police than return to prison, the ex-girlfriend said. "He wanted to be one of those guys that just died killing police officers because they are not taking him back to jail," she said. She spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because she said she fears for her safety. Authorities said Friday they're still trying to piece together what exactly happened at the busy bus terminal and what Brown's motive was.

Chad P. Dermyer poses for a photo as he receives his graduation diploma from Superintendent Col. W. Steven Flaherty.

Dermyer had been participating in a counterterrorism training exercise at the bus station with about a dozen other troopers, special agents and supervisors when he was shot. Two women were also shot but were expected to recover. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven Flaherty said surveillance footage from the bus station helped authorities pull together what happened moments before the shooting. Brown, at the terminal for a stop on his way to Chicago, was seated in a restaurant. He walked toward his bags near the front entrance of the station and encountered Dermyer, who may have made some small talk, and Brown pulled a handgun and started firing.

Flaherty said the gun was legally purchased more than a year ago, but not by Brown. He had more than 140 rounds with him. Brown had an extensive criminal record in his home state, including charges of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and body armor as a felon and threatening to kill someone by phone. He often pleaded guilty to lesser charges or a single charge after being charged with several crimes. Brown's most recent conviction there was from 2012, when he pleaded guilty to domestic battery and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

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